Fertility & birth rates in Qatar and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Qatar vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Qatar was 1.73 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Qatar vs Switzerland population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Qatar	Switzerland
1960	6.53	2.44
1961	6.53	2.52
1962	6.53	2.58
1963	6.53	2.65
1964	6.53	2.66
1965	6.53	2.59
1966	6.52	2.5
1967	6.46	2.39
1968	6.39	2.29
1969	6.31	2.19
1970	6.23	2.1
1971	6.15	2.04
1972	6.07	1.91
1973	6.01	1.81
1974	5.94	1.73
1975	5.86	1.61
1976	5.78	1.55
1977	5.69	1.53
1978	5.58	1.51
1979	5.46	1.52
1980	5.33	1.55
1981	5.2	1.55
1982	5.04	1.56
1983	4.9	1.52
1984	4.76	1.53
1985	4.64	1.52
1986	4.57	1.53
1987	4.54	1.52
1988	4.51	1.57
1989	4.41	1.56
1990	4.23	1.58
1991	3.99	1.58
1992	3.85	1.58
1993	3.77	1.51
1994	3.67	1.49
1995	3.56	1.48
1996	3.44	1.5
1997	3.33	1.48
1998	3.21	1.47
1999	3.12	1.48
2000	3.07	1.5
2001	3.08	1.38
2002	3.01	1.39
2003	2.93	1.39
2004	2.79	1.42
2005	2.64	1.42
2006	2.51	1.44
2007	2.44	1.46
2008	2.37	1.48
2009	2.25	1.5
2010	2.14	1.52
2011	2.07	1.52
2012	2.04	1.52
2013	2.03	1.52
2014	2.03	1.54
2015	1.98	1.54
2016	1.86	1.54
2017	1.83	1.52
2018	1.76	1.52
2019	1.73	1.48
2020	1.68	1.46
2021	1.61	1.52
2022	1.74	1.39
2023	1.73	1.33
2024	1.72	1.33
2025	1.7	1.34
2026	1.69	1.34
2027	1.68	1.35
2028	1.67	1.35
2029	1.66	1.35
2030	1.66	1.35
2031	1.65	1.36
2032	1.64	1.36
2033	1.64	1.37
2034	1.64	1.37
2035	1.63	1.37
2036	1.63	1.38
2037	1.63	1.38
2038	1.63	1.38
2039	1.63	1.38
2040	1.63	1.39
2041	1.63	1.39
2042	1.63	1.39
2043	1.63	1.4
2044	1.63	1.4
2045	1.63	1.4
2046	1.63	1.4
2047	1.63	1.41
2048	1.63	1.41
2049	1.62	1.41
2050	1.62	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Qatar	Switzerland
1960	44.2%	24%
1961	42.5%	24%
1962	40.5%	24.1%
1963	38.7%	24.1%
1964	37.2%	24.1%
1965	36.2%	24.1%
1966	35.3%	24.2%
1967	34.7%	24.1%
1968	34.2%	24%
1969	33.9%	23.8%
1970	35.1%	23.8%
1971	36.9%	23.7%
1972	37.5%	23.5%
1973	37.4%	23.2%
1974	36.7%	22.8%
1975	35.7%	22.4%
1976	34.6%	22%
1977	33.3%	21.4%
1978	32.1%	20.9%
1979	31%	20.3%
1980	30%	19.7%
1981	29.2%	19.2%
1982	28.6%	18.8%
1983	28.1%	18.3%
1984	27.6%	18%
1985	27.2%	17.6%
1986	27%	17.4%
1987	27.2%	17.2%
1988	27.2%	17.1%
1989	27.1%	17%
1990	27%	17.1%
1991	26.8%	17.2%
1992	26.6%	17.3%
1993	26.4%	17.5%
1994	26.2%	17.6%
1995	26.1%	17.6%
1996	25.9%	17.7%
1997	25.5%	17.6%
1998	24.8%	17.6%
1999	24.1%	17.5%
2000	23.5%	17.4%
2001	23%	17.1%
2002	22.5%	16.8%
2003	22.2%	16.6%
2004	22.2%	16.4%
2005	22.5%	16.1%
2006	20.2%	15.9%
2007	16.4%	15.6%
2008	14.6%	15.4%
2009	14%	15.3%
2010	13.9%	15.2%
2011	14.2%	15.1%
2012	14.5%	15%
2013	14.6%	14.9%
2014	14.4%	14.9%
2015	13.9%	14.9%
2016	13.7%	14.9%
2017	13.7%	14.9%
2018	14%	15%
2019	14.6%	15%
2020	15.4%	15.1%
2021	15.5%	15.1%
2022	15.2%	15.1%
2023	15.2%	15%
2024	15.1%	15%
2025	15%	14.9%
2026	15%	14.8%
2027	15%	14.7%
2028	15.1%	14.6%
2029	15.2%	14.5%
2030	15.3%	14.3%
2031	15.4%	14.1%
2032	15.5%	14%
2033	15.6%	13.8%
2034	15.7%	13.6%
2035	15.9%	13.5%
2036	16.1%	13.3%
2037	16.2%	13.2%
2038	16.4%	13.1%
2039	16.5%	13%
2040	16.7%	12.9%
2041	16.8%	12.8%
2042	17%	12.8%
2043	17.1%	12.7%
2044	17.3%	12.8%
2045	17.4%	12.8%
2046	17.5%	12.8%
2047	17.6%	12.9%
2048	17.7%	12.9%
2049	17.7%	13%
2050	17.8%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Qatar and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 27% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Qatar and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Qatar vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.92% in Qatar and +0.2% in Switzerland. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Qatar	Switzerland
1960	1,220	42,090
1961	1,357	48,365
1962	1,589	49,050
1963	1,854	52,956
1964	2,150	59,050
1965	2,472	56,222
1966	2,811	53,854
1967	3,167	52,128
1968	3,547	47,328
1969	3,941	44,182
1970	4,346	42,648
1971	4,433	38,523
1972	4,581	35,061
1973	4,780	30,906
1974	5,015	27,902
1975	5,289	22,820
1976	5,598	17,017
1977	5,925	16,959
1978	6,246	13,820
1979	6,579	14,477
1980	6,894	14,535
1981	7,202	13,979
1982	7,489	15,339
1983	7,765	12,837
1984	7,997	16,105
1985	8,212	14,882
1986	8,439	16,261
1987	8,806	15,708
1988	9,198	21,099
1989	9,407	19,941
1990	9,388	20,146
1991	9,182	23,800
1992	9,189	24,064
1993	9,250	21,509
1994	9,257	20,982
1995	9,186	19,010
1996	9,049	19,801
1997	8,846	17,722
1998	9,055	16,353
1999	9,431	16,431
2000	9,974	15,806
2001	10,683	10,845
2002	11,062	10,199
2003	11,291	8,807
2004	11,242	13,302
2005	11,392	11,899
2006	10,225	12,723
2007	11,351	13,592
2008	14,062	15,295
2009	15,595	15,487
2010	16,225	17,997
2011	16,543	18,990
2012	17,681	18,393
2013	19,669	17,797
2014	21,699	21,290
2015	22,568	19,050
2016	22,416	22,608
2017	23,244	20,284
2018	23,340	20,434
2019	24,112	18,008
2020	25,128	9,502
2021	21,297	18,279
2022	24,360	7,899
2023	23,845	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Qatar vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Qatar, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Qatar	Switzerland
1985	17	15
1986	16	14
1987	15	14
1988	15	15
1989	14	14
1990	13	14
1991	13	14
1992	13	13
1993	13	13
1994	13	12
1995	13	12
1996	13	11
1997	13	10
1998	12	10
1999	12	9
2000	11	9
2001	12	8
2002	11	9
2003	11	8
2004	11	8
2005	11	8
2006	10	8
2007	9	7
2008	9	7
2009	8	7
2010	8	7
2011	7	7
2012	7	7
2013	6	7
2014	6	6
2015	6	6
2016	5	7
2017	5	6
2018	5	6
2019	5	6
2020	6	5
2021	7	4
2022	8	4
2023	4	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Qatar and 0.39% in Switzerland. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Qatar	Switzerland
1960	-	2.65%
1961	-	2.6%
1962	-	2.53%
1963	-	2.45%
1964	-	2.36%
1965	-	2.26%
1966	-	2.16%
1967	-	2.07%
1968	-	1.99%
1969	7.07%	1.92%
1970	6.6%	1.84%
1971	6.16%	1.76%
1972	5.77%	1.67%
1973	5.4%	1.57%
1974	5.06%	1.48%
1975	4.75%	1.38%
1976	4.48%	1.29%
1977	4.24%	1.21%
1978	4.02%	1.14%
1979	3.81%	1.09%
1980	3.62%	1.04%
1981	3.45%	1%
1982	3.29%	0.97%
1983	3.13%	0.94%
1984	2.98%	0.92%
1985	2.82%	0.9%
1986	2.68%	0.89%
1987	2.52%	0.88%
1988	2.37%	0.86%
1989	2.23%	0.84%
1990	2.08%	0.82%
1991	1.94%	0.78%
1992	1.82%	0.75%
1993	1.71%	0.71%
1994	1.61%	0.67%
1995	1.53%	0.64%
1996	1.46%	0.62%
1997	1.4%	0.6%
1998	1.34%	0.58%
1999	1.29%	0.57%
2000	1.25%	0.56%
2001	1.2%	0.55%
2002	1.16%	0.54%
2003	1.12%	0.53%
2004	1.08%	0.52%
2005	1.04%	0.51%
2006	1.01%	0.49%
2007	0.98%	0.48%
2008	0.96%	0.47%
2009	0.93%	0.46%
2010	0.91%	0.46%
2011	0.89%	0.45%
2012	0.87%	0.44%
2013	0.84%	0.44%
2014	0.82%	0.43%
2015	0.79%	0.43%
2016	0.75%	0.42%
2017	0.72%	0.41%
2018	0.69%	0.41%
2019	0.67%	0.4%
2020	0.64%	0.4%
2021	0.63%	0.4%
2022	0.61%	0.4%
2023	0.6%	0.39%